Syllabus for
V85: BFA (Painting)
COURSE STRUCTURE:
I Year BFA(Painting)
Semester 1
BAF101: Drawing and Sketching (P)
4CP
BAF102: Composition 1(Painting) 1(P)
4 CP
BAF103: Design, Composition & Antique study1 (Sculp)(P) 4CP
BAF104 Pottery and Designing1 (Ceramic)
4CP
SEM 2:
BAF105: History of Visual Arts and Aesthetics (T)
BAF106: Composition2 (Painting)
4CP
(P)
4CP
BAF107: Design, Composition & Antique study2(Sculp)(P)
4CP
BAF108 Pottery and Designing2 (Ceramic)
4CP
GENERAL ELECTIVE
(ANY ONE OF Foreign Language)
4CP
II Year BFA(Painting)
Sem 3
BAF201 Material and Method (Paint)1(T) 4CP
BAF202 Composition, Still Life and Landscape1(P) 4CP
BAF203 Head Study1(P)
4CP
BAF204 Drawing and Sketch (P) 4CP
Sem 4
BAF205: History of Visual Arts and Aesthetics2 (T) 4CP
BAF206 Composition, Still Life and Landscape2(P) 4CP
BAF207 Head Study2(P)
4CP
Any one of BAF208 to BAF210
BAF208 Mural (E)(P)
4CP
BAD209 Graphics(E)(P)
4CP
BAF210 Traditional Indian Painting(E)(P) 4CP
Any one of General Electives from:
Soft Skill, Value Education, Communication Skills
III Year BFA(Painting)
Sem 5
BAF301 Material and Method (Paint)2(T) 4CP
BAF302 Composition, Still Life and Landscape3(P) 4CP
BAF303 Head Study3(P)
4CP
BAF304 Drawing and Sketch2 (P) 4CP
Sem 6
BAF305 History of Visual Arts and Aesthetics3 (T) 4CP
BAF306 Composition, Still Life and Landscape4(P) 4CP
BAF307 Head Study4(P)
4CP
Any one of BAF308 to BAF310
BAF308 Mural 2(E)(P)
4CP
BAF309 Graphics2(E)(P)
4CP
BAF310 Traditional Indian Painting2(E)(P) 4CP
Any one of General Electives from:
Lateral Thinking, Stess Management, Gardening
IV Year BFA(Painting)
Sem 7
BAF401 Material and Method (Paint)3(T) 4CP
BAF402 Composition, Still Life and Landscape5(P) 4CP
BAF403 Head Study5(P)
4CP
BAF404 Drawing and Sketch5 (P) 4CP
Sem 8
BAF405 History of Visual Arts and Aesthetics4 (T) 4CP
BAF406 Composition, Still Life and Landscape6(P) 4CP
BAF407 Head Study6(P)
4CP
Any one of BAF408 to BAF410
BAF408 Mural 3(E)(P)
4CP
BAD409 Graphics3(E)(P)
4CP
BAF410 Traditional Indian Painting3(E)(P) 4CP
Any one of General Electives from:
Yoga, Disaster Management, ICT Skills
DETAILS OF COURSE OF STUDY
B.F.A(Painting)
First Year :
BAF101: Drawing and Sketching (P)
a. Study from antique and life. (No. of Sessionals :6)
b. Basic understanding of sketching techniques. Out-door sketching and the
observation of animal and plant life. (No. of Sessionals : 200)
BAF102: Composition 1(Painting)-1(P)
COMPOSITION.
a. Use of organic and geometrical shaps in two-dimensional space.(No. of
sessional works:2)
b. Learning the relationship of shapes and space- understanding the
dynamics of arrangement
c. Basic understanding of the various functions of line, texture, volume and
colour. (No. of Sessional Works : 2)
BAF103: Design, Composition & Antique study-1 (Sculp)(P)
Antique study in clay : Ear, Eye, Nose, Hand, Foot etc. as also from antique
Sculptures – Eastern and Western.
BAF104 Pottery and Designing1 (Ceramic)
Simple Pottery by Coil method
BAF105: History of Visual Arts and Aesthetics (T)
Common for Painting, Ceramics, and Sculpture.
No. of Paper :1 Full marks : 100
Part A : Indian Sculpture, Architecture & Painting
1. Pre- Historic Cave Painting of the World (Europe, Africa, India)
2. Indus Valley Civilization-Sculpture, Terracotta & Pottery.
3. Mauryan Sculpture .
4. Shunga Sculpture – Sanchi, Bharahut and Bodhgaya.
5. Amaravati Sculpture .
6. Kushan Period – Gandhara and Mathura Sculpture, Origin of the Buddha Image.
7. Gupta Sculpture-Hindu, Budhist and Jain. Terracotta and Pottery.
8. Pala-Sena Sculpture.
9. Pallava Sculpture
10. Khajuraho.
11. Bhuvaneshwar and Konarak.
12. Chalukyan Sculpture
13. Rashtrakuta Sculpture
14. Chola Sculpture
15. Hoyasala Sculpture
16. Classical Wall Painting : Ajanta, Bagh, Ellora, Sittanavasal.
17. Pala and Western Indian Manuscript Painting.
Part B : Ancient West Asia and the Classical World
1. Egyptian Painting and Sculpture.
2. Sumerian and Assyrian Art.
3. Greek Sculpture and Painting.
4. Roman Sculpture and Painting.
BAF106: Composition2 (Painting)
(P)
a. Use of figures, trees and architecture in compositions and the
understanding of pictorial space (No. of Sessional Works : 2).
b. Learning to perceive the elements of visual reality as elements of pictorial
reality and view as a structured compositional space.
STILL – LIFE :
a. Study in pencil : simple shapes like cube, sphere, cone etc. (No. of Sessionals: 2).
b. Study in Pencil of various objects. (No. of Sessional : 2)
c. Study in watercolour of various objects. (No. of Sessionals : 2)
107: Design, Composition & Antique study2(Sculp)(P)
a) Designing three-dimentional objects in Clay, Paper, Sticks, Straw and Fibre etc.
Understanding of negative and positive space and voids etc.
b) Composition in Clay, Direct plaster and wood.
BAF108: Pottery and Designing2 (Ceramic)
Simple exercise in Texture and Design.
Second Year :
BAF201 Material and Method (Paint)-1(T)
Early Christian art, byzantine art Romanesque, gothic early
renaissance , renaissance art, baroque art, rococo art, chinese
ware, Amaravati art, kushan period, Gupta period, pala-sen,
Indian aesthetics- birth of natya shastra, art and fine art
division, rasa theory, Abhinavgupta, dhvani theory, Jainism,
veidc reliogion, budhhism and ideas related to it.
MATERIAL AND METHODS :
1. Meaning of Colour :
a) Origin of Colour
b) Solar Spectrum
c) Colour chart and circles.
d) Primary colours
e) Secondary colours
f) Colour harmonies
g) Physiology of colours.
2. Colour system of :
a) Newton
b) Chevrule
c) Munsell
d) Ostwald.
3. Methods and Materials of the following :
a) Pastel Painting
b) Water colour Painting
c) Tempera Painting
d) Painting with Arcylic colours
e) Distemper Painting
f) Gouache.
4. Fundamentals of Poctorial Composition, their importance and values :
a) Line
b) Form
c) Volume
d) Colour Harmony
e) Contrast
f) Texture
g) Balance
h) Light and shade, (i) Perspective and (ii) Rhythm.
5. Drawing and Painting equipments, tools & their uses :i) Lead Pencil
j) Charcoal
k) Crayon
l) Eraser
m) Brushes
n) Boards
o) Board-Pins
p) Papers.
BAF202: Composition, Still Life and Landscape-1(P)
Composition : Figurative Compositions
Subject : Village life, Mythology, City life, Seasons etc. Size ½ sheet
Medium: Water Colour/Tempera /Gouache No. of Sessionals : 6
BAF203: Head Study-1(P)
2. Head Study: Study from antique. Size : ½ sheet, in pencil, charcoal water colour.
BAF204: Drawing and Sketch (P)
Drawing :
Full figure study in pencil/charcoal/crayon Size : ½ sheet,
No. of Sessionals : 6
4. Still life and Landscape :
Size ½ sheet, Medium : Water – Colour / Oil-Colour
No. of Sessionals : 6
BAF205: History of Visual Arts and Aesthetics2 (T)
History of Arts & Design, Aesthetics
BAF206 :Composition, Still Life and Landscape-2(P)
Composition; Figurative stylised composition, study of stylisation
Medium: Water Colour/Tempera /Gouache No. of Sessionals : 6
BAF207 :Head Study-2(P)
HEAD STUDY: study form plane model, size ½ sheet in pencil, charcoal
Medium : Oil Study from antique. Size : ½ sheet,
Colour, Monochrome (Sepia or Black) No. of Sessionals : 6
BAF208: Mural (E)(P)
Mural : Tempera
(i) Egg Tempera on board; No. of Sessionals : 2; Size 22 x 30”
(ii) Gum Tempera on board or on wall; No. of Sessionals : 2; Size : 22x30”
BAD209 :Graphics(E)(P)
Graphic :
(i) Wood-cut-Manipulation of textures and forms and technique of multicoloured
printing from wood block; No. of Sessionals : 2
(ii) Lino-cut : Textural composition, advanced techniques and introduction to multicolour print making, Sessional work- 3
BAF210: Traditional Indian Painting(E)(P)
Traditional Indian Painting
(i) Preparation of Materials & Copy from the examples of Ajanta and Bagh. No. of
Sessionals: 2; Medium : Opaque water colour on paper. Size ½ sheet
(ii) Study from the manuscript illustrations of Pala School and Western India.
Preparatory sketches : 20; Medium : Opaque water colour on paper ; Size : ¼ Sheet
Third Year :
BAF301: Material and Method (Paint)-2(T)
MATERIAL & METHODS
1. Oil Painting : Tools and Equipments.
a) Palettes, b) Dippers, c) Brushes, d) Care of Brushes, e) Knives, f) Easels
g) Brush.
2. Colour Pigments
a) Kinds of pigments
b) Chemical Properties
c) Physical properties
d) Manufacture
3. Oils:
a) Essential oils, b) Natural drying oils, c) Artificial drying oils.
4. Varnishes :
Preparation and use of varnishes .
5. Supports :
Types of supports, their qualities, advantages and disadvantages and their
preparation.
a) Paper
b) Card Board
c) Plywood sheet
d) Canvas board
e) Wood panel
f) Compressed boards
g) Canvas
h) Metal Supports.
6. Canvas stretchers and the technique of stretching canvas on the frame.
7. Preparation of Canvas :
a) Under – priming or sizing
b) Leather – Waste Size
c) Casein size
d) Fish-glue size
8. Types of Priming or ground :
a) Oil Ground
b) Gesso or chalk ground
c) Emulsion Ground.
9. Oil Painting Methods and Technique.
BAF302: Composition, Still Life and Landscape-3(P)
Composition : Figurative composition based on social life, literary themes , myths,
current events, landscape etc.
No. of Sessionals : 6, Oil Colour, Size : 22x30” minimum
BAF303: Head Study-3(P)
Head Study from Life : No. of Sessionals : 6; Medium : Oil Colour; Size : ½ Sheet
BAF304: Drawing and Sketch2 (P)
Understanding the relationship between sketching, daily sketching, sketching for
design, composition, life study, and development of drawing from the sketch.
Drawing in different media
BAF305: History of Visual Arts and Aesthetics3 (T)
History of Arts &Aesthetics
Impressionism, post impressionism, fauvism, german
expressionism, futurism, dada- surrealism, cubism,
neoplasticism, art nouveau, art and craft movement, art deco,
Bauhaus, Vienna secsion, weiner werkstat, khajuraho,
bhubaneshwar – konark, chalukyas, rashtrakutas, cholas,
hoysala.Ideas in western aesthetics- plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, n
battista alberti,Leonardo da vinci, roger fry, Collingwood, kant,
hegel, freud, susan langer, foulcot etc
BAF306: Composition, Still Life and Landscape-4(P)
Composition; Figurative composition with stylised figures based on real life
references, events, landscape
BAF307: Head Study-4(P)
Drawing of full figure in various poses : No. of Sessionals : 6 medium : Pencil,
crayon, charcoal; Size: 22x30”
BAF308: Mural- 2(E)(P)
Mural :
a. Preparation of the ground, pigment and drawing for the Ajanta technique; No. of
sessionals : 2 ; Size : 10 x 12” (Panel)
b. The method of Italian Fresco-Buono or the wet process. Preparation of lime
plaster and cartoon. No. of sessionals : 2; Size : 10 x 12’ (Panel )
BAF309 :Graphics-2(E)(P)
Graphic :
a. Etching : Preparation of zinc plate, ground, stop-out varnish etc. Methods of dry
point, aquatint, sugar aquatint etc.; No. of sessionals : 2; Size :6x8”
b. Collograph & Stencil Technique : Various Compositions with the Introduction of
geometric and organic elements; sessional work – 3; Size : ½ Sheet.
BAF310: Traditional Indian Painting-2(E)(P)
Traditional Indian Painting :
a. Study from the examples of Rajasthani Miniature Painting. No. of sessionals: 2
Size 10 x 12” ; Medium : Use of traditional pigments on “Vasli”. Schools suggested
for copying : Mewar, Bundi, Kishangarh or Jaipur.
b. Study after the examples of Mughal Miniature Paintings No. of Sessionals : 2 ;
Size : 10 x 8”; Medium : Use of traditional pigment on prepared “Vasli”. Schools
suggested for copying: Akabari & Jahangiri.
Final Year :
BAF401: Material and Method (Paint)-3(T)
MATERIAL & METHODS :
1) Place and importance of Technique in Art.
2) Technique of Fresco Buono – (a) Preparation of ground, (b) Drawing and Tracing,
(c) Selection of pigments, (d) Preparation of colour, (e) Fixing of colour by spatula, (f)
Finishing, (g) Burnishing, (h) Fresco tools and their uses and (i) Precautions.
3) Technique of Jaipur Fresco.
4) Technique of Fresco Secco.
5) Methods and Material of Ajanta and Pahari Mural.
6) Methods and Material of Glass Painting.
7) Technique of Encaustic Mural Painting.
8) Technique of Mosaic.
9) Technique of Indian Miniature Painting- (a) Support, (b) Pigment, (c) Brush, (d)
Methods of Drawing, (e) Methods of colouring and finishing and (f) Methods of
Burnishing.
10) Technique of Tempera Painting : - (a) Mixing the tempera preservatives, (b)
Tempering the pigment, (c) Handling of colours, (d) Basic Principles of Tempera, (d)
Varnishing of Tempera Painting, (f) Supports or carriers of Tempera Painting and (g)
Grounds.
11) Gesso Grounds – (a) Application of Gesso, (b) Scraping of Gesso and (c)
Scraping and Stoning.
BAF402: Composition, Still Life and Landscape-5(P)
Composition : Creative composition based on contemporary life, historical events,
nature, literature etc. Free expression in figurative or non-figurative idiom. No. of
sessionals : 6; Medium : Oil Colour Size : 22 x 30” minimum.
BAF403: Head Study-5(P)
Full Figure Study from Life in colour. No. of Sessionals : 6; Medium: Oil Colour Size
: 22 x 30” in monochrome, limited pallete
BAF404 :Drawing and Sketch-5 (P)
Drawing : Full figure study from life. No. of Sessionals : 6; Medium : Pencil/Crayon
/Charcoal; 22 x 30” .
BAF405: History of Visual Arts and Aesthetics-4 (T)
History of visual arts
American abstract expression, pop art, op art, installation, happening, dada,
conceptual art, pre and post independence Indian art- miniature paintings,
company school painting, kalighat painting, Bengal school, art education in India
in raj era.Raja ravi varma, tantra art,progressive art group, Bombay group, women
painters in India. Contemporary Indian art
BAF406 :Composition, Still Life and Landscape6(P)
Composition: Creative composition based on stylised figuration and abstract
elements. Free expression No. of sessionals : 6; Medium : Oil Colour Size : 22 x 30”
minimum
BAF407: Head Study-6(P)
Full Figure Study from Life in colour. No. of Sessionals : 6; Medium: Oil Colour Size
: 22 x 30”
BAF408: Mural- 3(E)(P)
Mural :
(i) The technique of Jaipur Fresco-preparation of lime, charba, pigments and
methods of polishing the surface. No. of Sessionals : 2; Size : 10 x 12” (Panel), (ii)
Creative Murals in Mosaic or Mixed Media on wall. No. of Sessionals : 2; Size:
Approx 4’ x4’ .
BAD409: Graphics-3(E)(P)
Graphic :
1. Etching : Advanced techniques of aquantint, inclusion of textures, sugar-lifting
and other processes. Introduction to colour printing and the intaglio process.
(Sessional work – 2; Size 8 x 6”.
2. Lithograph : Preparation of the stone. Planning of the surface. Introduction to
black & white lithography. Sessional work – 2 ; Size : 15 x 22”
BAF410: Traditional Indian Painting-3(E)(P)
Traditional Indian Painting :
(a) Study after the examples of Pahari Miniature Painting . Schools suggested for
Copying : Guler, Kangra & Garhwal. No. of sessionals : 2; Size : 10 x 12” Medium:
Traditional pigments on prepared “Vasli” .
(b) Study after the examples from Nathadwara and Tanjore School of Painting; No.
of Sessionals :2 ; Size : 10 x 12” . Medium : Nathadwara Painting. Traditional
pigments on primed cotton base; Tanjore : traditional pigments on glass or acrylic
sheets.